Sunday, September 27, 2015

Archdiocesan Shrine of Divine Mercy - Mandaluyong City - NCR



Location:  Maysilo Circle, Mandaluyong


Contact: (632) 531-4598  Facebook page


Nearest Landmarks:  Across Sgt. Bumatay street and Nerry's Grill, also near Petron Gasoline Station; within Maysilo Circle which sits the Mandaluyong City Government Offices


Confession Sked: Confession after weekday masses; Sundays 6AM to 1PM and 3PM to 9PM



Tuesday, September 8, 2015

How would you give your greetings to the Blessed Virgin Mary on September 8?

Auguste-Antoine-Ernest Hébert - Virgin of the Deliverance - Walters 375
Public domain



It's September 8.  I've been thinking of Our Lady in the present context and how would I be able to show my appreciation for her on her birthday.  She's perhaps close to that simple but grace-filled person you may have seen with their son.  A laugh or two were exchanged, the boy smiling intently at her.


Also, unlike any other, she is the mother of Our Lord.  She is the queen mother.  If you remember Solomon, the son of David, and the King of Israel after David had Bathsheba on his right side.  She ruled as the queen mother.  In Scott Hahn's book, Hail Holy Queen, the queen mother was the gebirah or the "great lady".